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Kelly wouldnt have been a GC contender overall though would he - he was a green jersey man, so I'm assuming that loss was early on in the race.
Yates just come in 38:50 down ...
Leinster said:
Kelly wouldnt have been a GC contender overall though would he - he was a green jersey man, so I'm assuming that loss was early on in the race.
Yates just come in 38:50 down ...
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Kelly won the Vuelta, and should have won it another time but for saddle sores, always struggled in the high Alps though.
TheSpud said:
Kelly won the Vuelta, and should have won it another time but for saddle sores, always struggled in the high Alps though.
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If Yates was ill I think he would have pulled out with what's to come tomorrow.
TMP402 said:
If Yates was ill I think he would have pulled out with what's to come tomorrow.
Pascal Simon abandoned while wearing the Yellow Jersey on stage 17 of the 1983 Tour de France.
Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18
Have the sprinters finished yet?
Have the sprinters finished yet?
Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18
Some at least big bus at 43'45''.Screecher said:
Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18
yes they finished around 43-45 mins down. Which, I think will be enough!
Screecher said:
yes they finished around 43-45 mins down. Which, I think will be enough!
Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18
Yes, surprisingly both Viviani and Bennett were well inside the time cut at 43:45.Screecher said:
Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18
Really that surprising? I assume that on the valley parts where Froome annihilated Dumo & the rest the bus was taking minutes into Froome.shalgo said:
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Not really. We've seen several guys appear on a GT podium once never to sniff it again. I just didn't think he was going to be a perennial GT contender but I was wrong.Dekker_Tifosi said:
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Not really. We've seen several guys on a GT podium never to sniff it again. I just didn't see him as a perennial GT contender but I was wrong.Dekker_Tifosi said:
Absolutely gutted for Yates. I hope he can come back from this stronger.
As for Froome: this is his masterpiece.
As for Froome: this is his masterpiece.
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Well no, apart from LBL practically every monument every year has as much drama and heroism as that.
But these questions are interesting - Dumoulin looked too relaxed at the top of Finestre, like "we'll just wait for a few guys to come back and then we can catch him no stress" - he really should have anticipated the games to come from the podium-chasers, and at some point in the descent to the Chisone valley he has to cut his losses and stop waiting for Reichenbach (who never owed him anything anyway). At the Cima Coppi the gap was 38s, by the valley it was the best part of 2 minutes; that's a complete game changer in pursuit terms, he goes from being the guy that's just up there in front of those moto's to being more than a km ahead and somewhere under that helicopter you can just about see. Carapaz/Lopez/Pino go from guys that might assist because the stage win is available to guys only interesting in racing against each other. Froome was otherworldly today but these rare rides to some extent do require the guys behind to make mistakes - in 2006 the Landis ride was only possible because nobody took him seriously until too late.
Bardamu said:
Well no, apart from LBL practically every monument every year has as much drama and heroism as that.
But these questions are interesting - Dumoulin looked too relaxed at the top of Finestre, like "we'll just wait for a few guys to come back and then we can catch him no stress" - he really should have anticipated the games to come from the podium-chasers, and at some point in the descent to the Chisone valley he has to cut his losses and stop waiting for Reichenbach (who never owed him anything anyway). At the Cima Coppi the gap was 38s, by the valley it was the best part of 2 minutes; that's a complete game changer in pursuit terms, he goes from being the guy that's just up there in front of those moto's to being more than a km ahead and somewhere under that helicopter you can just about see. Carapaz/Lopez/Pino go from guys that might assist because the stage win is available to guys only interesting in racing against each other. Froome was otherworldly today but these rare rides to some extent do require the guys behind to make mistakes - in 2006 the Landis ride was only possible because nobody took him seriously until too late.
Re: Giro d'Italia 2018 stage 19: Venaria Reale – Jafferau 18
Wow, what an epic ride by Froome! I never liked Froome but today I was cheering for him to succeed with this seemingly suicidal attack. Monstrous Colle delle Finestre is absolutely legendary climb and almost always delivers. Chapeau bas to Froome - this was the biggest cycling performance since Landis ride to Morzine at the tour 2006 (oh wait...).
Wow, what an epic ride by Froome! I never liked Froome but today I was cheering for him to succeed with this seemingly suicidal attack. Monstrous Colle delle Finestre is absolutely legendary climb and almost always delivers. Chapeau bas to Froome - this was the biggest cycling performance since Landis ride to Morzine at the tour 2006 (oh wait...).
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But this is such a weak GC field. Loads of flaky riders who lose huge chunks of time on their bad days and blow up unexpectedly and unreliably. The exception is Dumoulin who is much more consistent but whose top level isn't good enough in the mountains and this year he has had to rely on the flaky riders to share the burden of work with him. He certainly should have cut his losses and gone solo on the descent - a true champion doesn't give up a minute waiting for Reichenbach to bail him out.
Great post. I fully agree that Froome's ride was one for the ages - he took the initiative, gambled, calculated his effort superbly, and it paid off.VO2 Max said:
But this is such a weak GC field. Loads of flaky riders who lose huge chunks of time on their bad days and blow up unexpectedly and unreliably. The exception is Dumoulin who is much more consistent but whose top level isn't good enough in the mountains and this year he has had to rely on the flaky riders to share the burden of work with him. He certainly should have cut his losses and gone solo on the descent - a true champion doesn't give up a minute waiting for Reichenbach to bail him out.
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